The fortune teller visited my servant and said that you would starve to death in the street. The emperor said, "I want to make him rich."

There are two kinds of money circulating in the market in the later period of Emperor Wendi of the Western Han Dynasty, one is Wu money, which is famous for its large quantity, and the other is money that wins by quality.

During the Wendi period, the state opened the people to freely cast money, and the court was mainly responsible for supervision and management. Obviously, these two kinds of money are not state-owned but private. There are many copper mines in Wudi, which have a tradition of making money and once monopolized the coin market. In order to break the monopoly situation, Emperor Wendi later gave Deng Tong the right to coin money, and the two competed with each other.

Deng Tong is a favorite of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, who has been serving him. He can make money only because of an opportunity. One day, Emperor Wen ordered the famous fortuneteller Xu Fu to read Deng Tong's physiognomy. Chui fook said that Deng Tong would starve to death in poverty. Emperor Wen of Han did not believe it, but did the opposite. So he gave him all the copper mines in Yandao County, his hometown of Shu County, and asked him to cast money.

Deng Tong is deeply grateful for this, but because he is a close minister around Wendi Deng, it is impossible for him to make money by himself. Therefore, Deng Tong entrusted his father to lead his daughter's son-in-law, making money while smelting, while hiring craftsmen to mine copper. Deng Tong has a high demand for making money, not only with strict procedures, but also without adulteration. The money earned is full of luster and weight, which won the favor of the upper class and wealthy businessmen. Due to the market recognition and large demand, Deng Tongqian soon became a rival coin with Wu. Deng Tong's money not only brought honor to his family, but also brought great wealth to Deng Tong, reaching the level of great wealth.

Deng Tong was born in a rich family. He didn't read many books. Later, he was recruited into the palace and became a Huang Toulang, who was in charge of navigation. Emperor Wen believed in benevolence and filial piety and in ghosts and gods. Once, Wendi Deng dreamed that she had gone to heaven, and he had to get help from a yellow-headed wolf in a light coat. After waking up, Wendi Deng found that Deng Tong was very similar to the yellow-headed wolf in her dream, so she loved him all the more.

Deng Tong has no other skills, but flattery is unparalleled. In his later years, Wendi developed a poisonous sore on his back, thigh root or buttocks, with abscesses and ulcers on it, which was very disgusting. Deng Tong completely ignored these, personally sucking the affected area of Wendi Deng. Later, when Liu Yuxin attacked Qi, Emperor Wen asked Liu Qi to learn from Deng Tong and suck for him. Liu Qi was reluctant, but he did it anyway. After this incident, Liu Qi began to bear a grudge against Deng Tong.

After the death of Emperor Wendi, Liu Yuxin succeeded to the throne. As soon as Jingdi came to power, he dismissed Deng Tong, seized Tongshan and confiscated all his property. Deng Tong ended up on the street and died of hunger. His last experience was just like that of fortune-teller Xu Yin.